#South_Korea opposition stage parliament sit-in over #ferry_disaster Seoul (#AFP) - South Koreas main opposition party on Tuesday launched a sit-in at parliament, as a long dispute over Aprils ferry disaster paralysed lawmaking. The sit-in by the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) comes amid deadlock in parliament over plans to set up an independent inquiry into the April 16 sinking, which claimed some 300 lives. The ruling Saenuri Party has rejected a call for a consultative body allowing victims families a role in discussing legislation needed for such an inquiry, saying this would amount to allowing crime victims to take the law into their own hands in breach of the constitution. NPAD lawmakers, who support the families call for a role in the consultative body, brought camp beds and wicker mats into a conference room at the parliament as they settled down for the indefinite sit-in. Read More: https://au.news.yahoo/world/a/24819026/south-korea-opposition-stage-parliament-sit-in-over-ferry-disaster/
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 02:00:01 +0000
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